Are retainer fees for employment discrimination lawyers usually refundable if they decide not to take my case to court?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Are retainer fees for employment discrimination lawyers usually refundable if they decide not to take my case to court?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
New York attorney unearned retainer refund client lawyer withdraws Rule 1.16(e) official Google ↗
New York Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5 advance fee retainer refund unearned official Google ↗
- NYSBA NY Rules of Professional Conduct (Nov 2025) · nycourts.gov
- Ethics Opinion 1202 · nysba.org
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York attorney unearned retainer refund client lawyer withdraws Rule 1.16(e) official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
New York Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5 advance fee retainer refund unearned official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |